The Vision of the East and the Heritage of the West: A Comprehensive Model of Ideology and Practice in Israeli Art Music

Authors

  • Jehoash Hirshberg Hebrew University, Jerusalem Author

Keywords:

Israeli art music, Israel, East and West, immigrant composers, German-Jewish composers

Abstract

The history of the composition of art music in Israel began with the immigration wave of 1931-39, which brought more than thirty professionally accomplished composers from central and eastern Europe to Palestine. The essay surveys art music development in Mandatory Palestine and Israel, identifying its different trends. 

Author Biography

  • Jehoash Hirshberg, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

    Jehoash Hirshberg has been a professor at the Musicology Department, Hebrew University, Jerusalem since 1971. His versatile research fields include the secular music of the fourteenth century, the Italian solo concerto at the age of Vivaldi, and Italian opera during the decade of unification 1860-70. He has published three books and many articles on the history and sociology of art music in Israel, including Music in the Jewish Community of Palestine 1880-1948: A Social History (Oxford, 1995).

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Published

2024-05-28

Issue

Vol. 7 No. II (2009): Celebrating Israel's 61th Anniversary

Section

Articles